We'll Be Watching

And so it went.

A campaign that was founded on lies ("golden age," the ownership of gold, the promise of distributing gold when it wins, a non-existent Oxford diploma, etc.), fueled by lies (the $203 billion tax debt is still being negotiated, when in reality the Supreme Court has declared it final and executable, among others) and sustained by lies has won.

And a Pink Movement has risen. How this new force will be harnessed is still to be determined, but it will. The proverbial genie is already out of the bottle and there is no putting it back in. 

It will be interesting times, the next six years. Unlike the father's, the son's administration will have hundreds of thousands of watchdogs that will be alert to its doings. We anticipate civilian unrest, much like the early '70s with its First Quarter Storm. We also anticipate repressive measures to quell this unrest because the son is bound to follow the father's playbook without the benefit of the father's diabolic brilliance. And therein lies the lethal brew, this mediocrity and hubris.

PF, like all legitimate media outlets, will watch, document, fact-check and share the stories that we know are real and true.  We will be part of the movement to correct the historical distortions that have proliferated online and have twisted the minds of many.


This Week’s Stories

What Now, Philippines? by Ernesto M. Hilario

Food-Tripping In Manila (And Nearby) by Mona Lisa Yuchengco

Hardheaded Woman by Patria Cabatuando-Rivera

[Webinar Video] Hate And "No Dogs"

[Cook it Again] The Happy Home Cook: Paella De Adobo By Señor Anastacio De Alba by Elizabeth Ann Quirino

{Video of the Week] Last Week Tonight: Philippine Elections



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